Yama Reborn-Chapter 620 - 617: Gray Cat in Battle

The waves on the lake became more and more turbulent. Even without strong winds or air currents, the lake water churned as if a force beneath the surface was ready to surge forth.

Chen Nuo saw it and felt a sinking feeling in his heart. He rushed into the air, grabbed Lu Xixi, and whispered, "How are you doing?"

Lu Xixi exhaled, having fought against two octopus monster clones again in such a short time — and let's not forget a crazed Son of the Sun.

When the old man went mad, he was a double-edged sword, attacking friend and foe alike.

Lu Xixi struggled to cope, having been restored to full health by Chen Nuo before but now was injured multiple times again.

Lu Xixi quickly whispered, "I can still hold on, but... I feel my emotions starting to waver again, getting more and more furious as the fight continues."

Chen Nuo frowned.

He realized that the final buff he gave to Lu Xixi had been depleted.

Seeing the two octopus monster clones once again join forces to drive back the Son of the Sun, Chen Nuo knew he couldn't hesitate any longer. He took a deep breath, "You need to leave here!"

Lu Xixi immediately shook her head, "No!"

Chen Nuo's tone was serious and he spoke quickly, "I'm not affected by such emotional fluctuations. If you stay here and go crazy, losing your mind would mean I'd have another opponent, and I can't bear to hurt you, making it difficult to fight!

Trust my words, leave here! I'll deal with the remaining octopus monster clones.

There are only two left now, which is equivalent to half the power of the original octopus monster. From our earlier exchange, I believe I can handle it."

Lu Xixi was about to say something but finally bit her lip and closed her mouth — although she couldn't bear to leave Chen Nuo and was worried about his safety, she knew Chen Nuo was right; if she lost her mind, she would not only fail to help him but might even become his enemy.

"If things get too dangerous, just leave! Remember, Chen Nuo, you are not the savior, and neither are we!"

After Lu Xixi spoke, she squeezed Chen Nuo's hand firmly.

Chen Nuo nodded, "Don't worry, I have a backup plan."

After he finished speaking, Chen Nuo took Lu Xixi down to the ground, grabbed the unconscious Wizard who had fallen to the ground, and waved his hand.

A cluster of light appeared around him as the space surged. Chen Nuo pushed Lu Xixi into it and tossed the Wizard inside.

"Wait! I'll throw the others over too!"

When Chen Nuo turned back to find Nolan, the two octopus monster clones in the sky were already rapidly closing in.

Chen Nuo frowned, helplessly closing the space portal, then charged forward to confront them.

The three figures were once again entangled in a fierce fight, while the Son of the Sun staggered up from the ground, roared, and charged forward again...

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The space power flickered, and Lu Xixi's body appeared in the tunnel.

This was the place where Chen Nuo had previously left his spiritual power coordinates, about two kilometers into the entrance where they had entered the underground tunnel earlier that evening.

Lu Xixi had just walked out of the spatial power fluctuation when the Wizard's body was thrown out by Chen Nuo. Lu Xixi caught it, placed the Wizard on the ground, and turned around to see that the space passage had already closed.

Lu Xixi felt her heart sink and anxiously waited for a while. Not seeing the space passage open again made her increasingly worried.

After waiting a few minutes, suddenly the space fluctuated again, and after a flash of light, a figure was thrown out...

Rather than being thrown out, it was more like being kicked out!

This time, the figure that flew out was the Son of the Sun.

The old man, with disheveled hair, had been knocked unconscious by Chen Nuo.

He was breathing rapidly, with foam at the corners of his mouth, clearly unconscious, and when he hit the tunnel wall, he suffered several injuries. After landing, he shivered and struggled faintly.

Lu Xixi hurried over, quickly drawing a thread of spiritual power, and entered the consciousness space of the Son of the Sun, forcefully locking layer by layer the space filled with negative emotions, finally calming the old man into a seeming slumber.

Lu Xixi stood waiting, while the spiritual power coordinate kept being activated, one space passage after another appearing.

Several people were successively thrown out by Chen Nuo.

Lu Xixi received each one and simply laid them on the ground in the tunnel, arranging them in a row.

All of these people were the ordinary Special Ability Users involved in the operation this time.

Lu Xixi quickly counted, and there were seven Special Ability Users thrown out by Chen Nuo.

But after the seventh Special Ability User was thrown out, the space passage disappeared and did not light up again.

Lu Xixi's expression grew more anxious, pacing back and forth, waiting.

At this moment, from the direction of the tunnel entrance, a shadow quietly and swiftly moved over.

Lu Xixi turned suddenly and saw the Gray Cat standing on Corot's shoulder, barely aware of its arrival here.

The Gray Cat, upon seeing Lu Xixi, jumped down from Corot's shoulder to her feet, rubbing against Lu Xixi's calf before looking up and saying, "Have you already started fighting?"

Lu Xixi, somewhat anxious upon seeing the Gray Cat, said, "Why are you only here now?"

The Gray Cat shook its head, "I agreed with Chen Nuo to only act at a critical moment. He left me a spiritual power coordinate, so I've been following secretly and waiting outside the tunnel."

The Gray Cat then quickly said, "I sense there's a space shield underground here, but I can't perceive what's inside. Is Chen Nuo down there now?"

Lu Xixi could only quickly recount the brief encounters they had since entering the underground world today, and the Gray Cat's eyes grew more serious upon hearing it.

"...You mean that the guy, the Octopus Monster, wants to awaken the Mother?"

Fear seemed to flash in the Gray Cat's eyes, then it shook its head, "Don't worry, just wait. That guy will definitely reopen the space passage; after all... he'll need to pull me in to help eventually."

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Chen Nuo had been in intense combat with the two octopus monster clones for a long time.

At this moment, as the three battled, centered around the lake, the surrounding forest suffered great destruction.

Gales, flames, explosions...

The forest was already ablaze everywhere, with roaring flames and thick smoke rising into the sky.

The air was filled with the stench of burning, a pungent odor after the flames.

In this enclosed space world, the massive burning of forest lowered the oxygen in the air dramatically, and Chen Nuo began to find it hard to breathe.

By the lakeside, many of the ordinary monsters, crazed and engaged in a melee, had already killed several among themselves.

Chen Nuo had just managed to knock out a few, sending seven out, but there was no way to save them all.

Currently, several corpses lay on the ground.

Meanwhile, the living ones, in the chaos, fled into the forest, and it was unclear where they had gone.

All alone, Chen Nuo had to face the two octopus monsters' clones, managing to save seven people was his limit, and he had no way to search the forest for other crazed individuals.

The lake seemed like boiling water, churning and bubbling desperately with heat waves rolling up.

The two octopus monster clones continuously blocked Chen Nuo from approaching the lakeside!

Several times Chen Nuo had tried to break through the two as they blocked his way, but the octopus monster's clones immediately took a stance of reckless resistance.

Ultimately, the two octopus monster clones looked at each other, quickly came together, and one of them decisively cut off the other's head with one hand!

But the "dead" clone had a cluster of power rapidly attach to the remaining clone's body.

Chen Nuo understood that the remaining two octopus monster clones had merged into one again.

The octopus monster looked at Chen Nuo from afar and suddenly laughed, "Chen Nuo, you can no longer stop me."

Chen Nuo spoke coldly, "You now only have half the strength you used to, we fought earlier, and you can't defeat me as you are now."

"True, I can't defeat you, but with your current strength, continuing this fight will last forever without a resolution. Your strength isn't strong enough to kill me.

Moreover... our life forms are different, you can't kill me."

Chen Nuo looked at the lake behind the octopus monster, "... Has the Mother been awakened?"

"You could say it's awakened." The octopus monster smiled slightly, "Thanks to your cooperation. I've injected quite a few nutrient packs into it. Plus, the people I brought helped absorb a lot of the Mother clone's negative emotion toxins, it's ready to awaken anytime.

However, if we wait a bit longer, perhaps the results would be even better."

"Even better results?" Chen Nuo frowned, pondering those words.

Chen Nuo immediately understood.

The Octopus Monster needed time... to discharge more negative emotional toxins for the Mother Clone!

The containers brought here are still alive, and as they become more and more frantic, they will accommodate more discharged toxins!

Chen Nuo took a deep breath, his gaze immediately turning cold.

"Chen Nuo, you have no better way, you're not strong enough to surpass my level. We are both undying bodies, you can beat me badly, but ultimately it'll take a long time.

Moreover, even if you manage to kill my physical body, I will become a nutrient pack, returning to the embrace of the Mother."

Chen Nuo's face was cold: "Just like when I killed one of your clones earlier?"

"Yes," the Octopus Monster said calmly, "Today I've already prepared to end my existence as an individual life here."

Chen Nuo sneered: "You speak of death with such a sense of poetry?"

"You don't understand, for life forms like us, the interpretation of death is different from humans. Returning to the Mother, my memory and consciousness won't disappear or erode, but will merge with the Mother."

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Then we'll have to race against time."

He stared at the Octopus Monster... To be honest, as a last resort, Chen Nuo was of course prepared — which is the Gray Cat!

But at this moment, Chen Nuo actually felt a vague sense of unease in his heart.

It always seemed that since the Octopus Monster already knew that the Gray Cat was here, then... the Octopus Monster might have accounted for this factor!

If I summon the Gray Cat, what if it falls into the octopus monster's plan?

This is also the reason why, despite being able to break through the space to bring in the Gray Cat several times, Chen Nuo ultimately did not do it.

What if the Gray Cat's arrival plays right into the Octopus Monster's hands?

"You have no choice, Chen Nuo," the Octopus Monster shook his head, "If you continue to delay, the result is I win.

If you want to expedite beating me down, you can only bring that cat in — maybe you'll have a slim chance of victory, though not much, it seems like you only have this gamble left."

Chen Nuo nodded: "That's why I'm uneasy, you've already calculated the existence of the Gray Cat. Then you surely must have a plan to deal with the Gray Cat.

So... is the Gray Cat also a nutrient pack you've prepared for the Mother?"

The Octopus Monster spread his hands: "You can try, summon or not summon that cat, the choice is in your hands now."

Chen Nuo looked at the Octopus Monster and suddenly started laughing after a few seconds.

"I've made up my mind, you definitely have a contingency plan!

But I'm even more curious about what kind of strategy you're planning! So... as you wish!

Even if I'm going mad, I want to see what your trump card is!"

Chen Nuo laughed a few times, as if his emotions were stirred, he reached out and lightly tapped in the air, a point of light quickly gathered, then diffused...

"Gray Cat! Come over!! It's time to fight!!!"

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After the light dispersed, a silhouette appeared in the space, gradually solidifying.

After the light, the space passage closed, and that silhouette slowly stepped out from the light.

A chubby body gently landed on the ground and then jumped to Chen Nuo's side.

"I thought you wouldn't call me in." Gray Cat sighed helplessly, "This Octopus Monster is obviously plotting something, why did you get me involved?"

Chen Nuo gave Gray Cat a complicated look: "Aren't you curious? What this guy's final card is, even if it's insane, I want to see it."

Gray Cat rolled his eyes: "So... in order to see the card, does the cat have to fight with you?"

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Enough with the nonsense! Now it's seed versus seed! Let's see how much you, a seed, weigh!

I'll tell you in advance, the Octopus Monster now only has half of his previous strength!

How's that, I've lowered the difficulty for you! Don't make yourself look too bad."

Saying this, Chen Nuo grabbed Gray Cat and fiercely tossed him towards the Octopus Monster!

"Meow!!!!!!!!!"

Gray Cat curled into a ball mid-air, letting out a sharp scream.

But quickly, in the blink of an eye, Gray Cat's size rapidly increased!

By the time he was thrown in front of the Octopus Monster, his originally chubby body had transformed into a figure nearly three meters long!

His formerly soft fur had become as hard as a mane, with a head as large as a fighting bowl, mouth wide open, full of sharp fangs!

Though still looking like a feline, his muscles were firm and agile.

Is this still a cat?

It's obviously like a tiger!

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Gray Cat opened his mouth, let out a roar, and his front paws pounced towards the Octopus Monster's clone.

The Octopus Monster swiftly retreated, sighing involuntarily: "It's been years... finally fighting with you again."

Gray Cat missed the leap, but quickly jumped again, moving fast, directly leaping over the Octopus Monster's head, then twisting in the air, his long tail whipped like a whip!

The Octopus Monster quickly twisted his body to dodge!

However, Gray Cat's reaction was quicker!

His tail swept empty, but his body leaped up, twisting mid-air, slapping the Octopus Monster's body, causing half of the Octopus Monster's body to bleed, flesh and blood blurred as he rolled away.

He retreated far, immediately healing his body, then got up to look at Gray Cat, frowning: "After all these years, you still like fighting like an animal..."

At this moment, Gray Cat looked nowhere near cute! His figure, demeanor, aura, all as ferocious and terrifying as the king of beasts.

His mouth full of sharp teeth, wide mouth open, even his voice became deep and solid.

With a cold laugh, Gray Cat shook his head and said: "I've long told you all, since us spiritual life forms need a body in this world...

On land, choosing a feline for combat is the most advantageous.

Whether muscle strength, skeletal structure, or nerve reactions, felines far surpass humans in battle.

I've said this countless times but you never listened, yet in battles, you'd always lose to me, still not understanding the reason."

The Octopus Monster patted the dirt off himself, shaking his head: "I don't misunderstand, I understand you're right, but... I just don't like it.

On this planet, having to choose a biological form, I'd rather choose this planet's highest species, humans.

You chose a lower species instead."

Gray Cat shook his head: "Becoming an octopus, compared to a cat, is it higher? Ridiculous! And... staying alive is most important."

With that, Gray Cat leaped up and pounced!

This time, the Octopus Monster dodged again, but in the air Gray Cat suddenly sprayed out a force akin to a spiritual storm.

This force seemed very peculiar, and upon release, it seemed not aimed at the Octopus Monster's body...

But rather...

The Octopus Monster's figure had already torn through space for instantaneous movement, but after the force spread, his originally flickering disappeared figure suddenly reappeared with a helpless groan.

As if pushed out forcefully by spatial power, excluded!

The Octopus Monster stumbled upon landing, then abandoned instantaneous teleportation, swiftly moving away.

He looked up at Gray Cat, smiling bitterly: "Always this trick! The Mother granted you this special ability... You used to only use it for self-preservation, always disgusted us!"

Gray Cat shook his head: "My ability allows me to temporarily seal any seed's special ability!

Then Gray Cat roared loudly: "Chen Nuo! The Octopus Monster's spatial ability is temporarily sealed by me! Let's go together!! Our combined effort, let's solve this quickly!"

Saying so, Gray Cat turned his head... then froze.

Chen Nuo... gone?!